The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1887-08-04
ORDINANCE NO. $50.
An Ordinance Regulating the Storage Of
Combustible Materials Within
the City Of Astoria.

the City OF Astoria.
The city of Astoria does ordain as
follows:
Section /. No person or persons
shall keep or offer for sale any gun
powder, giant powder, gun cotton or
any other explosive substance having
an explosive power equal to ordinary
gunpowder, in quantities greater than
fifty pounds, in any one place, In the
city of Astoria, and which shall be
kept In an air-tight metallic vessel,
marked with the name of the sub
stance, in plain Roman letters not
less than three inches in height, and
in proportionate width, and such ves-
sci shall be kept at all times con-
spicuonsly in view near the entrance
of the premises where kept and con-
venient for removal therefrom.
Sec. 2. No steamship, vessel or
other water craft shall enter the city
of Astoria while having on board any
blasting powder, gunpowder, dynam-
ite. or other explosive compounds
used for blasting purposes; provided.
that this section shall not apply to
steamships, vessels, or other water
craft passing up or down the Colum-
bia river to points outside OF the city
limits, and vessels so bound shall not
be anchored or moored within said
city, or remain within said city longer
than is actually necessary in transit.
Sec. 3. No person shall convey or
assist in conveying in any vehicle any
gunpowder, unless the same shall be
securely packed in close packages.
nor unless such packages shall be Sc
curely covered while in the vehicle.
Sec. 4. No person or persons, firm
or corporation shall keep, store or
permit to be stored in their or its
premises, any lacquer in quantities
OF more than one hundred gallons,
In any store, warehouse, cannery or
other place within the corporate lim-
its Of the city of Astoria, and such
lacquer shall be enclosed in a metallic
tank, with an air-tight car and faucet,
and shall be one hundred feet away
from all fire, soldering pots, solder
and boiler furnaces, stoves and all
other receptacles for fire, and the con-
tents of such tank shall be marked
with the name of the same in plain
Roman letters at least three inches in
height and of proportionate width.
Sec. 8. No person, persons, firm or
corporation shall store, permit the
storage OF, or keep turpentine, var
nish, crude petroleum or any refined or
reformed product OF petroleum or
any hydro-carbon liquid emitting an
infiammable vapor, In any building
or place, in larger quantities than one
hundred gallons within the city of
Astoria, within the following limits:
North of the south side OF Pine
street; north OF the south side Of
Wall street, or north of the south
side of Court street east of the west
line of Main street, or north OF the
south side of Astor street between the
west side of Main street and the west
side of Washington streets, and out
side of said limits such substances
shall not be kept or stored nearer
than two hundred feet to any other
building.
Sec. 6. No person shall use or
cause to be used any house for the
purpose of curing bacon, ham, sausa-
ges or meats of any kind within the
corporate limits of the city Of Astoria.
Sec. z. No water craft shall be
permitted to remain at the wharf
longer than twelve hours after re-
ceiving gunpowder, blasting powder
or other explosives on board, and all
gunpowder, blasting powder, dyna-
mite or other explosive substances
deposited on the wharf for shipment
shall be Immediately passed on board
the vessel which is to receive the
same.
Sec. 8. The chief engineer of the
fire department is required to see
that the provisions Of this ordinance
are enforced, and to make complaint
to the police court. for violations
thereof.
Sec. 9. A violation of any of the
provisions OF this ordinance shall be
punished by a fine of not less than
five or more than one hundred dol
lars, or by Imprisonment in the city
jail not less than three nor more than
twenty days, or both at the discretion
OF the court, and the continuance or
maintaining OF such violation shall
be deemed a new offense for each day
on which the same is so continued or
maintained, and shall be punished
accordingly.
Passed the common council July
26. 1887.
Approved August /, 1887.
]. G. TRULLINGER,
Attest: Mayor.
T. s. JEwETT,